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The Department for Work and Pensions has announced an independent review of the issue of overpayments to carers. Government urged to write off majority of carer’s allowance debts immediately ...
Claimants are required by law to inform the DWP promptly if their circumstances change. But the department has faced criticism for failing to prevent overpayments, despite its systems flagging ...
The Carers Trust welcomed the review but called for a commitment to write off debts and for a wider review and reform of the “archaic and unfair” Carer’s Allowance system overall.
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Carer's Allowance is a non-contributory benefit in the United Kingdom payable to people who care for a disabled person for at least 35 hours a week. It was first established as Invalid Care Allowance [ 1 ] in 1976, and married women were not eligible.
In 2009–2010 the DWP stated £1.95 billion job-seekers allowance, £2 billion income support and employment and support allowance, £2.4 billion in council tax, £2.8 billion in pension credit and £3.1 billion for housing benefit; in total £12.25 billion had not been claimed. [43]
The Carer's Leave Bill was introduced into the House of Commons in September 2022 by Wendy Chamberlain MP. It was supported by the government and passed as the Carer's Leave Act 2023 (c. 18) on 24 May 2023. It gives a new right for UK employees with caring responsibilities to have up to one week of unpaid Carer’s Leave each year.
In a nutshell, the amendments to the 1995 Act effected in 2009, including section 17A, envisaged that regulations would (i) require participants to undertake unpaid work, or work-related activity, during a prescribed period, to improve their prospects of employment and (ii) impose sanctions (in particular, loss of the allowance) on those who ...